I just got back into town from giving a presentation on Holland's Theory of Career Choice. I focused on how vocational rehabilitation counselors can use career interests to help their clients make good career decisions.
After a passport fiasco (of my own making), I finally made it to the beautiful shores of Lake Waskesiu in central/north Saskatchewan where my gracious host, Jac Quinlan (at left) from the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board was nice enough to let me speak a day late. The reward was a welcoming crowd and beautiful scenery.
The bottom line questions most counselors or career development professionals helping people make career changes and choices ask are:
Holland's Theory is intuitive and easy to explain to people. It's visually attractive too:
Now that the summer is over and my travel is done, I'm ready to start blogging again.
After a passport fiasco (of my own making), I finally made it to the beautiful shores of Lake Waskesiu in central/north Saskatchewan where my gracious host, Jac Quinlan (at left) from the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board was nice enough to let me speak a day late. The reward was a welcoming crowd and beautiful scenery.
The bottom line questions most counselors or career development professionals helping people make career changes and choices ask are:
- How can you make my job easier?
- What are the best, most effective, affordable tools for helping my clients?
Holland's Theory is intuitive and easy to explain to people. It's visually attractive too:
- See the Holland Hexagon, and
- The Career Key's method of organizing matching careers and college majors by each of the 6 personality types and easy to explore "work groups."
Now that the summer is over and my travel is done, I'm ready to start blogging again.
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